Anderson County QB Jacob Russell connected on three long range scoring strikes of 46, 70, and 76 yards to Grant Cox to lead the Bearcats to a 42-21 victory over Mercer County.  Anderson County led 14-7 at halftime and pulled away in the second half for the victory.

Anderson County recorded 15 first downs and 449 yards of total offense.  The Bearcats were penalized eight times for 70 yards and lost a fumble.  Mercer County recorded 13 first downs and 226 yards of total offense.  The Titans were penalized 10 times for 98 yards, lost a fumble and had one pass intercepted.

Jacob Russell led the Anderson County ground game with 77 yards including a 75 yard TD run on four carries.  Dustin Combs added 61 yards and a TD on 16 carries.  Russell completed nine of 14 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns.  Grant Cox caught five passes for 228 yards and three TDs.  Hunter Lilly led the defense with three solo and 10 assisted tackles.  Dustin Combs added four solo and five assisted tackles.  Zack Edwards recorded nine assisted tackles.

Dexter Banks led the Mercer County ground game with 35 yards on 12 carries.  Tre Dunn completed six of 16 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.  Jamel Taylor caught two passes for 65 yards and a TD.  Tre Dunn led the defense with three solo and five assisted tackles.  Tre Harris added two solo and three assisted tackles.

Scoring Summary

School                       Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4    Final

Mercer County             0      7      7       7     21

Anderson County         0    14     21       7     42

MC - Jamel Taylor 39 yard pass from Tre Dunn (J.J. Blau kick)

AC - Dustin Combs 8 yard run (Bill Rose kick)

AC - Grant Cox 47 yard pass from Jacob Russell (Rose kick)

AC - Russell 75 yard run (Rose kick)

AC - Cox 76 yard pass from Russell (Rose kick)

MC - Isaiah Burrus 37 yard pass from Dunn (Blau kick)

AC - Cox 70 yard pass from Russell (Rose kick)

MC - Dunn 2 yard run (Blau kick)

AC - Josh Peach 11 yard fumble recovery (Rose kick)

Selected Statistics

Mercer County

Rushing                No.    Yds.    Avg.    Long

Dexter Banks        12     35      2.9       10

Russell Mays           7     26      3.7       19

James Johnson        3     16      5.3        8

Tre Dunn                8     15       1.9      17

Donovan Ellis          1       9       9.0       9

Isaiah Burrus          6       3       0.5      11

James Morris           1       2       2.0       2

Passing            A-C-I       Yds.    TD      Long

Tre Dunn         16-6-1     120      2         39

Receiving                       No.      Yds.      TD     Long

Jamel Taylor                  2         65          1        39

Isaiah Burrus                 1         37          1        37

Russell Mays                  1         16          0          8

Matthew Honchel            1           2          0          2

Andrew Cornish             1           0          0          0

Anderson County

Rushing                 No.      Yds.      Avg.      Long

Jacob Russell           4       77         19.2       75

Dustin Combs        16       61          3.8        13

Ben Walker             3       18          6.0          8

Josh Brown             1         1           1.0         1

Team                     1         0           0.0         0

Passing              A-C-I        Yds.      TD     Long

Jacob Russell       14-9-0      292        3       76

Receiving                No.       Yds.         TD      Long

Grant Cox                5         228           3        76

Dustin Combs           2          47            0        38

Josh Brown               1          11            0        11

Ben Walker               1           6             0         6

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight's game.